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Govt preparing bill to counter disinformation, foreign propaganda

The government is preparing a bill on Countering Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda to counter various types of ...

Indonesia enters new milestone with new criminal code: Minister

Indonesia has reached a pivotal milestone in national legal development as this year marks the enforcement of the new ...

Indonesia committed to resolving undocumented citizenship: minister

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra highlighted the ...

Indonesia's anti-graft agency stops showing suspects under new KUHAP

Indonesia’s anti-graft agency said Sunday it will no longer present suspects at news conferences, citing a newly ...

Indonesia's lawmaker urges safeguards in TNI counterterrorism plan

An Indonesian lawmaker warned that proposals allowing the military to handle terrorism through a draft presidential ...

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Expecting RI's leading role to address global human rights issues

The Republic of Indonesia was officially elected as president of the UN Human Rights Council for 2026 on Thursday ...

Indonesia reaffirms commitment to UN Human Rights diplomacy

Indonesia has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening human rights diplomacy in its role as President of the UN ...

Indonesia blocks Grok AI over deepfake pornography risks

Indonesia has temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok AI over concerns it facilitates non-consensual deepfake ...

Criticism, insult distinctively clear in new Criminal Code: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the distinction ...

Indonesia urges probe into terror against government critic

Indonesia’s government on Tuesday urged police to investigate alleged acts of terror against a social media ...

Restorative justice excludes corruption, sexual violence: Minister

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas emphasized that restorative justice does not apply to cases ranging from corruption ...

Indonesia's new criminal procedure code meets public input standards

Indonesia’s government said Monday that the drafting of a new Criminal Procedure Code has met constitutional ...

Indonesian youth group slams US military action in Venezuela

The Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization (NAMYO) Indonesia, Tan Taufiq Lubis, said that the ...

Human rights minister urges for probe into threats against activists

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai has urged the police to investigate acts of intimidation and threats targeting ...

Criminal Procedure Code to prevent criminalization of citizens: DPR

House of Representatives (DPR) member Rudianto Lallo said that the newly effective Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) ...